2012/2013 East Coast Retrospective

A rare deep powder day last season on the East Coast.
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Just a few days before Halloween, the first big snowstorm of the season dumped as much as 30" of snow in some areas of the Northeast and knocked out power for over a week. Sugarbush, Vermont's Mad River Valley was at the north edge of the snow belt and picked up only a few inches, but it was a welcome sight at sunrise.
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Killington, Vermont, on the other hand, picked up a solid 10-12" of fresh snow from the Halloween Storm.
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By early November, the snowfall from October had all but melted away and skiers were back to happily making the most of what the fall season usually offers-- thin cover.
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Even in February, snowpacks at lower elevations were at record low levels across the region. But in the higher elevations, snow was piling up quietly every day or two, and the skiing in many alpine zones of the Adirondack's, Green's and White's came into its element.
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In mid-February, a rain storm followed by 50 degree temperatures left behind a respectable crust in the mountains. While giving the snowpack a few days to recover, the photographer and his wife made the most of some local, bike-accessed skiing on the sloped pastures of our neighbor's farm.
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And before long, dust on crust conditions gave way to shin deep powder, and skiers were back in the high country
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Those same snow showers made for some especially smooth morning groomers at places like Okemo.
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March arrived with continued fresh snow, but also with a forecast for May-like temperatures just a week away.
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By early March, most areas were able to open 100% of their terrain. Skiers and boarders everywhere struggled with wanting to drop everything and enjoy the powder as much as possible. Spring temperatures were forecasted for right around the corner.
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Sure enough the forecasts were right and by the second week of March temperatures were in the 70's. Here the photographer's wife is getting in one last run close to home.
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Although spring arrived about a month ahead of schedule last season, a well-timed stretch of sunshine offered several weeks of spring skiing conditions to cap off the season.
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Of course, no season in the northeast is complete without at least one good day spent skiing on historic Mount Washington - home to Tuckerman's Ravine - New Hampshire's White Mountains.
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